On one side, we had community members who fully supported the rather draconian policies put in place by Governor Polis and his administration…
Category: News/Politics
NM Congressional Delegates Criticize FEMA for Delayed Payments to Victims
Letter says more than 100 victims have waited at least 180 days, with “many more” approaching the legally required deadline…
Staff Shortages in Colorado Prisons Leave Basic Needs Unmet
“I have been incarcerated for 25 years and have never seen prison this bad,” one person said in the survey. “We are basically being warehoused…”
Colorado House Minority Leader Mike Lynch Survives GOP Caucus Vote… Barely
Last week it came to light that Lynch was charged in 2022 for speeding, driving under the influence, and being in possession of a firearm while intoxicated…
Company with Shale Oil Interests Seeking to Preserve Ancient Water Right
Puckett Land Co.’s 24,000 acre-foot proposal dates to 1966, part of “integrated system” involving lands in Garfield and Rio Blanco counties…
Forest Service Withdraws Key Permit for Controversial Utah Oil-Train Project
“If the deficiencies are addressed and resubmitted for consideration, the Forest Service may issue a new decision…”
Colorado Legislators Looking at Outlawing ‘Occupancy Limits’
“So much of the energy use and emissions associated with buildings is essentially fixed, irrespective of the number of people…”
Colorado Department of Corrections Awarded Grant to Address Opioid Use Disorder in Prisons
“Two-thirds of today’s incarcerated population, on a nationwide basis, struggles with a substance use disorder…”
Sweeping Overhaul of Colorado Elections Gets Initial Nod for Ballot
A proposal backed by one of Colorado’s wealthiest political donors to dramatically overhaul how the state conducts its elections cleared its first hurdle…
Sen. Bennet Pushing Child Tax Credit Expansion
The framework led by top tax policy leaders would raise the child tax credit incrementally through 2025…
With Partial Federal Shutdown a Week Away, What’s Next?
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson committed Friday to following the topline spending agreement he struck with Democrats less than a week ago…
12 State Attorneys General Submit Request for Federal Rescheduling of Cannabis
“Colorado is committed to protecting the integrity of its first-in-the-nation regulated cannabis market…”
Denver Metro Faces $250 Million Funding Cliff
Over the last two years, Denver metro governments received a little over $1 billion from the federal American Rescue Plan Act…
VIDEO: Colorado Governor’s ‘State of the State’ Speech is Housing-Centric
“Simply put, we must create more housing in our state that Coloradans at all income levels can rent or buy…”
Colorado Republican and Democrat Legislators Announce 2024 Goals
“During the 2023 legislative session and the November special session, tension between the Republican caucus and the majority often flared…”
Colorado Property Management Company Will Pay $1 Million Settlement
Attorney general investigation found Four Star Realty misled tenants, particularly college students, and unlawfully withheld security deposits…
IRS Won’t Tax Colorado’s 2023 TABOR Refunds
Coloradans filing their taxes this year can expect an $800 TABOR refund from the state…
OPINION: Politifact Ranks RFK’s Conspiracies as ‘Lie of the Year’
Kennedy was popular with conservative commentators before he became an independent, and he has avoided pointedly criticizing Trump…
ACLU of Colorado Launches New Podcast, ‘Of the People’
The podcast was created to shed light on our collective efforts to protect and expand civil rights and civil liberties for all Coloradans…